Oct 31 2007
A Flourishing Christmas
I hope those of you who were waiting for Flourished Christmas to be restocked at Flourishes realize that it is there — so go ahead and place your orders at Flourishes. That is the set I used to make this card — using the tree as well as the Merry Christmas sentiment, which is not fully exposed. I placed it on the designer paper, on that little sheet of stationery, hoping it would looklike it was a part of the DP, and I think it does!
The designer paper used is a 6 x 6 pad by Basic Grey called Periphery — and do I LOVE it!!! It goes so well with all the flourished images in the Flourishes line, and it is available in their store. And I love all the soft shades of blues and neutrals in that pad — it’s really gorgeous paper!!! The blue satin ribbon I used (same as the chocolate and pomegranate by SU) is also available at Flourishes in many more colors as well!!! Additionally, the rectangle Nestabilities that I used on this card are also available at Flourishes. It’s so exciting to see their store getting so well stocked with all these absolutely gorgeous items!!!! It makes it so easy to make a pretty card when you have a nice supply of pretty things to work with!!! And it is just amazing how FAR one little 6 x 6 pad of paper will go — it seems to go on FOREVER, which is a good thing!!!
This was done for the sketch challenge at SCS today. I flipped the sketch, which was a very simple and verstile one! And rather than run my ribbon flat on the paper — up on top, above the tree image, I looped it — again, kind of goes along with my usual thinking of hanging a picture on a wall — I just like the little loopy tag wall hanger for a change! And another pretty and fun element to this card are the pretty Dew Drop clear pebbles I have decorating the tree, but they aren’t showing well in the photo. There is one at the tree top and 8 thoughout the tree — they are very dimensional and pretty — wish you could see them better. I got the Dew Drop pebbles from Ellen Hutson. They were adhered with Crystal Effects by SU.
- Stamps: Flourished Christmas by Flourishes
- Paper: By SU: Basic Black, Bashful Blue, Whisper White. DP: Periphery 6 x 6 pad by Basic Grey.
- Ink: Versa Fine Onyx Black
- Accessories: Nestabilities Rectangle Dies, Cuttlebug, Blue Satin Ribbon, Clear Dew Drops pebbles, Crystal Effects by SU, Mounting Tape
- Measurements: Card 5.5″ square. White tree panel is 2 7/8 x 3 3/4 (largest of the Nestability rectangle dies).
And about shopping — there are so many great places to shop online — I have been meaning to do a shopping list on my sidebar, but it just hasn’t happened yet — I’m planning to get to it real quick — so watch for it!
Thanks much for looking!!! Hope you are all having a great week!!! It’s a gorgeous Halloween day here — unseasonably warm temps and pleasant winds!!!
Oh Sharon, this is xo very beautiful and elegant! Gorgeous card!
What a beauty! I love the way you did the ribbon and that dp is just gorgeous. Your cards should produce mega sales for flourishes.
Sharon - Another stunning card!! I’ve stopped putting your cards as my favorite because your ENTIRE GALLERY was becoming my favorite!! You have a wonderful way of putting together images, paper and embellishments and I LOVE how you used the Periphery paper here.
WOW!! This is a stunner! I just love the ribbon treatment and that paper is fantastic!!! GREAT job, Sharon!!
Another jaw dropping card that takes my breath away…..O how you have been blessed with a special talent. You certainly make Flourishe shine and we are grateful.
sharon…this is so soft and elegant…love it!
Gorgeous piece of work! I also love Periphery, there’s nothing like BG for amazing designer paper.
Oh my goodness Sharon, these are absoutely stunning. The paper is so beautiful with the stamped image. A very beautiful non-traditional take on a Christmas card. I love it!
Stunning Xmas card! Love your Periphery done up in a Xmas motif. Your ribbon and layout are perfect and show off your main image beautifully. TFS
This is so gorgeous! I love the colors and designer paper you used! I think I will be needing some of that yummy ribbon very soon, and I love your Dew Drops! It’s another beauty, Sharon!!
Sharon, this is gorgeous! I love using non-traditional papers for Christmas and this paper makes an utterly gorgeous card combined with this beautiful stamp. I really like your special touch with the ribbon loop for this sketch, too. Ultra fabulous!
i LOVE this card. Fabulous.
Another stunner Sharon!! Absolutely gorgeous! Love the soft blue with the black, it really makes it pop! I also love the tree embossed in black. I will be trying that (I love that set!!) Thanks for sharing:)
What a great card! And this stamp is fabulous!